v Portugal, 2014 World Cup First Phase Group G

Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 16.06.2014

4-0 (3-0)
Müller pen 12., 45+1., 78., Hummels 32. / –

Germany opened their 2014 World Cup campaign with a resounding victory over Portugal, with Thomas Müller picking up where he had left off in South Africa four years previously. After an early twelfth-minute penalty soothed German nerves, Mats Hummels doubled the lead with a towering header.

The dismissal of the awful Pepe eight minutes before the break lifted any remaining pressure, and the Mannschaft eased away from their broken opponents with Müller completing his first tournament hat-trick.